Lady Dawgs’ defense buries Manor

BURNET — Burnet girls junior varsity basketball coach Doug Messer called it a “turkey ugly” start but said the Lady Dawgs dressed it up with defense for a 58-31 win over Manor at The Doghouse Dec. 2.

“We looked really sluggish early due to the holiday break,”  Messer said. “The first quarter was about as ugly a basketball quarter as you can imagine.”

Burnet sputtered to a 6-3 lead after one quarter. In the second quarter, the defense held the Lady Mustangs to seven points and keyed a 19-point Lady Dawg eruption providing a comfortable 25-10 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, Manor turned the one-sided game into a standoff with their speed, racing down-court for easy transition baskets. While Manor managed 12 points, Burnet met the challenge with 13 to retain the advantage, 38-22. A 20-10 blowout in the final period thrust the Lady Dawgs to a 26-point victory.

The Lady Dawgs, who improved their record to 5-2, drew noteworthy performances from an array of players including Alex Castruita, who had two points and a steal, and Shelby Lastly, who raked in three rebounds, connected for two points and added an assist.  Samantha Young was credited with two points and four boards and Ashley Doucet had three points, three rebounds and an assist. MaKenzie Reynolds hauled in one rebound and recorded a deflection, while Peyton Revelle came up with four points, three rebounds and two steals. 

Leading the squad were Kaylee Adams, Leah Cotton, Hillary Foster and Anastasia Bingham.  

Bingham recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 10 deflections and 10 steals. She also had four rebounds and three assists. 

Adams scored eight points, recorded 10 boards and blocked two shots.  

Cotton had 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and made off with nine steals.  

 Foster yielded 12 points, five boards, a steal and a blocked shot.